The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announce the 2022 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Alumni Week 1 Stats. Candidates were chosen based on player performance on and off the field. Candidates are judged on their character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, teamwork and leadership qualities.

NAME & COLLEGE & YEAR OF GOLDEN ARM AWARD NFL TEAM CMP ATT YDS CMP% AVG TD INT LNG RTG QBR MISCELLANEOUS
Max Duggan—TCU—2022 Los Angeles Chargers 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 L 36-34 Miami Dolphins (0-1): DNP
Kenny Pickett—Pittsburgh—2021 Pittsburgh Steelers 31 46 232 67% 5 1 2 31 68.4 23.9 L 30-7 San Francisco 49ers (0-1)
Mac Jones—Alabama—2020 New England Patriots 35 54 316 65% 5.9 3 1 32 91.3 49.0 L 25-20 Philadelphia Eagles (0-1)
Joe Burrow—LSU—-2019 Cincinnati Bengals 14 31 82 45% 2.6 0 0 12 52.2 20.4 L 24-3 Cleveland Browns (0-1)
Gardner Minshew—Washington State—-2018 Indianapolis Colts 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6 1.1 L 31-21 Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)
Mason Rudolph—Oklahoma State—-2017 Pittsburgh Steelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 L 30-7 San Francisco 49ers (0-1); DNP
Deshaun Watson—Clemson—2016 Cleveland Browns 16 29 154 55% 5.3 1 1 33 67.3 65.9 W 24-3 Cincinnati Bengals (1-0)
Marcus Mariota—Oregon—-2014 Philadelphia Eagles 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 W 25-20 New England Patriots (1-0); DNP